Quality Management in Manufacturing, Industrial, and Systems Engineering for Green Sustainability—2nd Edition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 1
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Interests: sustainability; reliability; resilience; failure recovery; uncertainty quantification; decision analysis; disaster management; complex systems; system engineering; optimization
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Interests: additive manufacturing; fused filament fabrication; 3D printing; Industry 4.0; failure analysis; process parameter optimization; uncertainty quantification; machine learning; composites; biocomposites; materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the pursuit of global sustainability development, manufacturing, industrial, and systems engineering play pivotal roles. Quality management practices intersect with these domains to ensure that processes, products, and systems align with green sustainability objectives. This Special Issue, titled ‘Quality Management in Manufacturing, Industrial, and Systems Engineering for Green Sustainability—2nd Edition’, aims to provide a platform for cutting-edge research and innovations on the intersection between quality management and sustainable engineering practices.
We are pleased to invite contributions from researchers, practitioners, and academics to explore innovative approaches, methodologies, and case studies that bridge quality management principles and green sustainability objectives. Topics of interest encompass a wide range of subjects, including eco-friendly product design and development, sustainable supply chain management, and integrating quality standards and certifications into green manufacturing, industrial, and systems engineering practices. Contributions that investigate the application of data analysis, statistical methods, and large language models (LLMs) in quality management practices within advanced manufacturing are particularly encouraged. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Quality metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for sustainability;
- Quality principles in sustainable manufacturing processes;
- Sustainable and green supply chain management;
- Lean and Six Sigma principles for environmental sustainability;
- Total Quality Management (TQM) for green manufacturing;
- Application of operations research in sustainable industrial practices;
- Quality control and assurance in eco-friendly product design and development;
- The role of emerging technologies (Industry 4.0/5.0, IoT, Data Analytics, AI, etc.) in green quality management;
- Data analysis for sustainable quality practices;
- Sustainable quality standards and reporting policies, such as SDGs, GRI, ESG, and LEED;
- Case studies that demonstrate successful quality management in green initiatives.
By fostering dialogue among experts in these fields, this Special Issue aims to advance our understanding of how quality management principles can drive and support sustainability initiatives, resulting in eco-friendly manufacturing processes, systems, and products. Join us in shaping the future of quality practices in sustainable engineering. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Nita Yodo
Dr. Arup Dey
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- quality management
- sustainability
- industrial engineering
- manufacturing processes
- system integrations
- Industry 4.0/5.0
- supply chains
- lean manufacturing
- six sigma
- operations research
- data analysis
- advanced manufacturing
- standards and policies
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